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2000–01 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team

2000–01 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball
Ohio Valley Conference
21–10 (11–5 Ohio Valley)
Rick Samuels (21st season)
Lantz Arena

The 2000–01 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was Rick Samuels' 21st season as head coach at Eastern Illinois. After finishing second in the conference regular season standings, Eastern Illinois won the OVC tournament to secure the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as No. 15 seed in the Midwest region, the Panthers were beaten by No. 2 seed and eventual National runner-up Arizona, 101–76, in the opening round.

Datetime, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Nov 18, 2000*		at Butler	L 73–90	0–1	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana
Nov 21, 2000*		at Nebraska	L 71–85	0–2	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 27, 2001*		Morehead State Quarterfinals	W 102–80	19–9	Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
Mar 2, 2001*		vs. Murray State Semifinals	W 97–71	20–9	Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 3, 2001*		vs. Austin Peay Championship game	W 84–83	21–9	Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 16, 2001*	(15 MW)	vs. (2 MW) No. 5 Arizona First round	L 76–101	21–10	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time.

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